Are There Free Are You Addicted Novel English Translation Chapters?

So I've been down that rabbit hole before, looking for 'Are You Addicted' translations that don't cost anything. The thing is, the novel's original title is 'Shang Yin' and it's from China, and the translation scene for danmei like this is super fractured. You'll find scattered chapters on aggregate sites like Wattpad or random blogs if you dig hard, but it's a complete mess—different translators, different quality, some chapters missing entirely. I remember finding a version that just stopped after chapter 12, and another one that had all the smutty parts weirdly paraphrased, which totally killed the mood.

Honestly, expecting a full, coherent, free official translation is setting yourself up for disappointment. The series had its moment because of the drama adaptation, but that hype didn't fund a proper translation project. Most of the complete work you'll see locked behind paywalls on apps like MoboReader or Webnovel, which is frustrating but kinda makes sense for the translators' effort. If you're desperate, your best bet might be checking forums where people share EPUB files they've compiled, but even those are hit or miss and can vanish overnight. I ended up just reading summaries on Tumblr to get the gist of the ending because hunting for chapters felt like a part-time job.

That said, I did come across a Tumblr blog that had a very detailed, chapter-by-chapter recap with key dialogues translated, which was actually more helpful than some of the janky full translations. It's not the same as reading the prose, but for a story like this where the emotional beats are everything, it got the job done. I still wish someone would pick it up properly though; the novel's a classic in its genre for a reason.

Yeah, technically there are free chapters floating around, but it's a real patchwork. You might find the first few chapters translated decently on some blog, then the next batch on a different site with machine-translation quality. It's not a reliable way to read the whole story unless you enjoy piecing together a puzzle from five different sources, some of which might suddenly get taken down. I gave up after a while and just read the manhua adaptation instead, which is easier to find fully translated and free.